No Such Thing as ‘No-Fly Zone Lite’: DOD Rejects Zelensky’s Request

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin holds a joint press conference with the Slovak Minister of Defense, at the Slovak Ministry of Defense in Bratislava, Slovakia, on March 17, 2022. Vladimir Simicek/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Department of Defense said Thursday that a NATO-enforced no-fly zone would do little to prevent some of Russia’s strikes inside Ukraine, coming after some members of Congress suggested the measure.

“The systems that are being used by the Russians to engage Ukrainian forces currently–they’re using a lot of rockets and missiles and artillery,” Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin told reporters. “There are a number of things that can be used to counter that.”